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Council reviews 2024 accomplishments and eyes April 21 hearing on short-term rental zoning changes
Summary
Council members reviewed progress on the city's strategic goals and discussed upcoming ordinance amendments and hearings, including a scheduled April 21 public hearing on proposed zoning changes to permit short-term rentals in R-1 through several residential districts.
The council reviewed its 2024 strategic goals and discussed priorities for 2025 during the April 7 meeting, and staff confirmed several upcoming public hearings and ordinance amendments related to short-term rentals, urban-tree rules and nuisance notice provisions.
City staff and committee members summarized accomplishments from 2024 and proposed updates for 2025. The personnel and finance committee presented a progress report in which completed items were noted in black, progress items in red and proposed 2025 revisions in blue in committee materials. Council members highlighted residential development progress, including work on the Sandy Bay Subdivision and several single-family lots sold or under contract, and acknowledged delays in some multifamily projects.
Councilmembers and staff discussed an April 21 agenda that will include a public hearing on proposed special assessments for a three-block East Side reconstruction project; the council also plans to consider proposed zoning code amendments related to short-term rentals. Staff said the planning commission previously considered the short-term-rental proposal at a special meeting and that legal notices for the April 21 hearing have been published. The short-term-rental amendments noted in staff materials would make short-term rentals a permitted use in R-1 and by reference other residential districts, and could include related rules on maximum occupancy and outdoor lighting.
Council members suggested additional topics for review, including examining a two-acre city-owned parcel for possible residential development rather than industrial use. No final decisions on zoning changes were made at the April 7 meeting; the council directed staff to carry the proposals to the April 21 meeting for public hearing and potential action.
Ending: The council set the April 21 meeting for public hearings and additional votes; staff said they will bring ordinance language and related materials for council and public review in advance of that hearing.
